Rose Kimberley - Barbican Theatre, Plymouth

Rose Kimberley

ReBels Music Practitioner

Originally from Cornwall, Rose started recording her own music in 2002. In 2015 she released her first solo EP with an accompanying homecoming tour of Cornwall. 2018 saw the release of the new sounding, highly acclaimed self titled album, this time with a UK tour including a packed out album launch show at the popular venue: The Boileroom in Guildford.

Rose has had great success through BBC introducing with countless air play, interviews and live studio performances as well as BBC festival stages. She was also selected as ‘Artist of the Week’ for the Georgey Spanswick show, reaching over a million listeners. She signed a song-assignment publishing agreement with Integrity Publishing in 2017 and more recently began working as a ‘topliner’ for other writers and producers.

Additionally Rose is a successful session singer with international touring experience, working alongside some big industry names. With a reputation for her bluesy tone and style, Rose has also sang for the critically acclaimed Nat Martin Band; being featured on their EP ‘Time is a Healer’ along with several live shows. Plus she was complemented in a Blues Matters Magazine review as having ‘strong and soaring’ vocals.

At 21 Rose started out her career working at the Academy of Contemporary Music in 2007 and has since worked for such establishments as Central School of Ballet and The Music Works, which has given Rose a great deal of arts education experience. Rose undertook a specialist singing teacher training course in 2012 and has been teaching singing alongside her performing work ever since. Additionally Rose has done a variety of other teaching jobs and projects including dance, live band workshops, songwriting and other music masterclasses in both private and school settings. She also recently co-founded a new music education hub called The Music Box. Rose holds a CTLLS teaching qualification.

Favourite quote: “Stop wishing start doing”

Rose is a member of our ReBels Music Practitioner team and co-leads these ReBels Music sessions in the Spring 2022 term:

ReBels Music Production (ages 15-25) 5pm – 7pm at Barbican Theatre in the Music Studio: ‘Learn about and develop skills in producing music from our industry experts, using software such as Logic Pro X / Ableton. Record your own music and get advice from music producers.’

ReBels Music (ages 15-25) Mondays 7pm – 9pm at Barbican Theatre in the Music Studio: ‘Work with ReBels musicians to write songs, mix music, play instruments and find your own sound.’

More info/sign up for ReBels Music sessions